CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans on Thursday were awaiting election results from former President Hugo Chavez's home state, a stronghold for the ruling.
President Nicolas Maduro's Socialists won 19 of the 23 governorships in Sunday's vote, with the opposition taking three, according to a tally provided by the National Electoral Council on Monday. The one holdout is the state of Barinas in western Venezuela where Argenis Chavez, the current governor and brother of the late Venezuelan leader, is running for re-election as a Socialist.
Venezuelans on Thursday were awaiting election results from former President Hugo Chavez's home state, a stronghold for the ruling Socialist Party, four days after millions of people cast ballots in regional contests across the South American nation.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans on Thursday were awaiting election results from former President Hugo Chavez's home state, a stronghold for the ruling Socialist Party, four days after millions of people cast ballots in regional contests across the South American nation.
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